Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

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Florence Price’s Second Violin Concerto is startingly fresh, weaving influences from African American spirituals into the tapestry of the orchestra. Prokofiev’s whimsical First Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s gut-wrenching Fifth show two Russian outsiders arriving at bold and highly personal strategies to cast aside the heavy mantles of Mozart and Beethoven.

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Thursday, 12 March, 2020 7:30PM

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Saturday, 14 March, 2020 8:00PM

Tchaikovsky Untuxed

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Prokofiev’s whimsical First Symphony and Tchaikovsky’s gut-wrenching Fifth show two Russian outsiders arriving at bold and highly personal strategies to cast aside the heavy mantles of Mozart and Beethoven. This Untuxed concert is short (no intermission) and casual (no formal wear for the orchestra), with engaging insights and wit from host and Seattle Symphony bass Jonathan Green.

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Friday, 13 March, 2020 7:00PM

First Concerts: Meet the Tuba

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Meet the tuba in Octave 9! Seattle Symphony Principal Tuba John DiCesare will perform short pieces and invite questions from curious little ones in a sensory friendly environment. Children will learn how to be musical explorers and try out instruments before the show.

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Saturday, 14 March, 2020 9:30AM

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Saturday, 14 March, 2020 11:00AM

R. Strauss Salome

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With a hair-raising plot adapted from Oscar Wilde’s scandalous play and explosive music crafted by the king of orchestral storytelling, Richard Strauss, Salome Part II condenses all the thrills of grand opera into one act of edge-of-your-seat intensity.

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Thursday, 19 March, 2020 7:30PM

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Saturday, 21 March, 2020 8:00PM

Beethoven & Shostakovich

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While composing his Ninth String Quartet, Shostakovich discarded a whimsical early version based on childhood themes and opted for a more assertive musical narrative. Beethoven’s String Quartet No. 11, subtitled “Serioso,” foreshadows some of Shostakovich’s trademarks, including dramatic, unexpected harmonic shifts and experimental structures. His Horn Sextet unfolds like a smaller-scale concerto, with virtuosic horn lines supported by the string quartet.

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Friday, 20 March, 2020 8:00PM